Quite Alone
George Augustus Sala
Published by Frederick Warne & Co., 1111
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No Edition Remarks. 416 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with red floral design, and gilt lettering to spine. Spine and endpapers state Gall and Inglis, but title page has Warne as publisher. From the Companion Library series. Hinges and gutters are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown, free endpaper and title page. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks and liquid stains to boards. Corners slightly frayed. Book has a moderate forward lean. Seller Inventory # 1689664245ADA
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Title: Quite Alone
Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co.
Publication Date: 1111
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
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